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The Democrats’ Theory of Change: Wait for the Republicans to Screw Up

The Democrats’ Theory of Change: Wait for the Republicans to Screw Up

Without Respect

The Supreme Court’s Liberal Justices Rip Their “Aggressive” Conservative Colleagues

Without Respect

The Supreme Court’s Liberal Justices Rip Their “Aggressive” Conservative Colleagues

Clarence Thomas Will Wipe Out Marriage Equality and Contraception Next

The right-wing justice has invited conservatives to challenge these long-established rights in court.

A pro-life protestor holds aloft a sign cheering the possible overturning of the federal right to an abortion.

Democrats Should Have Seen the End of Roe Coming

A pro-life protestor holds aloft a sign cheering the possible overturning of the federal right to an abortion.

Democrats Should Have Seen the End of Roe Coming

“We Should Be Graphic”: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on How Democrats Should Respond to the End of Roe

Daniel Strauss, Grace Segers

Daniel Strauss, Grace Segers

“We Should Be Graphic”: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on How Democrats Should Respond to the End of Roe

Editor’s Picks

Steven Engel, Jeffrey A. Rosen, and Richard Donoghue

The Ghost of Watergate Is Haunting Capitol Hill

Colorful language, a president’s toady, and a standoff with the Justice Department: Echoes of the scandal that brought down Nixon could be heard throughout the January 6 committee’s Thursday hearing.

When Innocence Isn’t Enough

Christopher Dunn has spent more than 30 years in prison for a murder he and others say he didn’t commit. The state of Missouri says he must stay there—because he wasn’t sentenced to death.